U.S. Border Patrol agents exchanged gunfire with suspected Mexican cartel members at the southern border on Monday.

An incident in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley involved a gunshot being fired from the southern side of the U.S.-Mexico border toward border agents, the Washington Examiner reported.

Multiple shots were returned by U.S. Border Patrol agents, federal and state law enforcement officials told the outlet.

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